Eryk Anders reveals he was pulled from UFC 309 attributable to meals poisoning.
Anders’ (16-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) three-round middleweight bout vs. Chris Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) on Saturday’s prelims at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York was pulled simply minutes earlier than the beginning of the occasion.
The 37-year-old took to Instagram to open up on what occurred, and lobbied for his battle with Weidman to be rescheduled.
“Standing update- bought meals poisoning Friday evening and there was no approach I might have been in a position to go on the market and compete. Tremendous upset I didn’t get to compete at MSG towards a former champ. I severely doubt that chance will come round once more, however it’s what it’s. Hopefully we are able to get that matchup rebooked asap. Thanks all for the messages of concern.”
Anders was seeking to string collectively his first profitable streak since 2019. He’s coming off a unanimous resolution win over Jamie Pickett at UFC Struggle Night time 238 in March. In the meantime, Weidman notched his first win since August 2020 when he scored a technical resolution win over Bruno Silva at UFC on ESPN 54 in March.
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